TODAY’S GAME
KANSAS CITY (4-2) AT DENVER (2-4)
When/where: 7:20 p.m.; Empower Field at Mile High,
Denver.
TV/radio: Fox, NFL Network, Amazon Prime Video; KTHRAM 760.
Line/over-under: Chiefs by 3; 49. Series record: Chiefs lead 63-55. Last meeting: Chiefs beat Broncos 30-23 on Oct. 28,
2018.
Last week: Texans beat Chiefs 31-24; Broncos beat Titans
16-0.
Chiefs offense: Overall 3rd, rushing 24th, passing 1st. Chiefs defense: Overall 28th, rushing 30th, passing 19th. Broncos offense: Overall 25th, rushing 15th, passing
23rd.
Broncoss defense: Overall 4th, rushing 18th, passing 4th. Chiefs update: They have won seven straight over Broncos, including four in a row in Denver. … Kansas City 22-3 in past 25 versus AFC West. … Andy Reid needs one win to reach 200 in regular season. He has 211 overall. … TE Travis Kelce has caught passes in 85 consecutive games. … Kansas City averages NFL-best 6.99 yards per offensive play. … Kansas City has allowed 100-yard rushers four straight weeks. … QB Patrick Mahomes has 7,485 passing yards in 24 games and needs 15 yards to become fastest player in NFL history to reach 7,500. … Mahomes has thrown for 891 yards, five TDs in three games against Denver. … Since 2018, Chiefs rank first in net yards per game (435.5). … WR Tyreek Hill had sixth career game with multiple TD catches last week, most in NFL since 2017. … WR Sammy Watkins (hamstring) is out.
Broncos update: Denver earned 19th shutout in franchise history last week. … Broncos 13-11 all-time on Thursdays. … Phillip Lindsay (544) and Royce Freeman (429) are NFL’s only RB tandem with at least 400 scrimmage yards each in 2019. … Broncos haven’t allowed TD in nine quarters. … DE DeMarcus Walker coming off first multiple-sack performance, leads team with 3 sacks, one-half more than Von Miller. … Miller’s 18 tackles for loss vs. K.C. most against any opponent in his career. … K Brandon McManus snapped streak of seven misses from 50 yards-plus with 53-yard FG last week. … Broncos had seven sacks and three takeaways last week for first time since 1984. … Chris Harris Jr. only NFL cornerback with 20 interceptions and four-plus sacks (4½) since 2011. … Emmanuel Sanders (knee) ready to go after missing end of last week’s game.